Training (Strategic Plan Focus)

Through training, VMRC ensures:

• Consumers/families have information to achieve the best possible experiences in the community,
• Providers are empowered to deliver optimal services, and
• Staff have the skills and knowledge to work most effectively and efficiently.

Outcome Deliverables

Throughout the three-year, July 2021- June 2024, term for which this Strategic Plan addresses, Valley Mountain Regional Center will work specifically on the Strategies referenced on the previous page, as well as systemic efforts already in place to help address this focus area. While the end measure of our success is for the people we serve to truly live have the powers of choice and possibility, VMRC will assess our progress of our efforts to address community living and the specific strategies outlined based on the below measures, which will be reported to the Board of Directors and our community annually.

Specific Strategies

1. VMRC will create trainings for all stakeholders that meet the different platform needs, offering trainings through a number of different platforms depending on which platform(s) are most effective and accessible for the topic and audience, platforms may include in-person, Zoom or other virtual medium, Quillo, video, EAP, Paylocity, Tik-Tok, or other.
2. VMRC will work to ensure all materials are culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate and available.
3. VMRC will support the Consumer Health Focus by creating and offering trainings in Preventative Health for consumers, families, service providers, and direct care workers.
4. VMRC will support the Consumer Health Focus by creating and offering trainings for Service Coordinators in tracking COVID-19 information, designing and offering trainings in Preventative Health,
   Autism Spectrum, and Legal Decision-Making Avenues.
5. VMRC will support the Consumers are Supported and Empowered focus area by creating and offering trainings in Life Trajectory, Strength-based Decision Making, Advocating, Community Building, Inclusion, Employment, and the Your Rights in Your Own Home for consumers, families, service providers, service coordinators, and direct care workers.
6. VMRC will work to cultivate and foster a culture of belonging, diversity and inclusion including a number of trainings developed and offered to Staff.
7. VMRC will work to support and build an award-winning staff by identifying training and development needs and providing training for development of the workforce.

Outcome Measures